As of 12 November 2018 the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) will use the list of goods and services from the harmonised database (HDB) in TMclass and IMPI’s online tool ClasNiza.
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On October 29 and 30, IP Key LA and CISAC held an event in Santiago, Chile, with the objective of promoting an update of the copyright legislation applicable to visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, designers…) and exchange information on best practices for collective management in the region and in the EU. [...]
Based on an increasing use and awareness of the importance of protected GIs as a tool for sustainable development and prosperity, IP Key LA organized a two-day informative session to present to the relevant Latin American stakeholders, not only the existing legal framework for TMs registrations vis-à-vis GIs, but also how this is applied in practice by the competent authorities. [...]
IP Key Latin America, with the support of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) and of the European Patent Office (EPO), hosted a workshop in Rio de Janeiro on the use of free patent information tools of the EPO. The activity is in line with the experience of the Europea [...]
IP Key LA organized a series of seminars in Peru and Ecuador, in collaboration with CPVO, UPOV, INDECOPI, SENADI, and t [...]
As of 22 October 2018 the National Registry of the Republic of Costa Rica (RNPCR) has made its trade mark and design data available to the TMview and DesignView search tools.
With RNPCR on board TMview and DesignView, both tools now contain data from 68 participating offices.
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IP Key LA and the EU brought their experience in convergence and harmonization criteria to the Trade mark Experts Sub Regional Workshop of Central American countries and the Dominican Republic jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and The General Direction of In [...]
As of 25 September 2018, Ecuador’s National Service of Intellectual Rights (SENADI) joins TMclass with the latest version of the Nice classification.
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Intellectual property is a powerful tool for investment, growth and job creation. Furthermore, knowing how to manage and exploit IP opens the door to innovation and competitiveness, both in Europe and in Latin America.
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To deepen the operational aspects, as well as the benefits and specificities of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, WIPO and the General Directorate of the Registry of Industrial Property (DIGERPI) of Panama, organized a seminar in Panama, together with IP Key Latin America - as proof [...]